Austin vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Austin	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2475	$978
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5680	$2488
🏠 One person rent	$1530	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$2495	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5010	$2465
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	65	95
😀 Quality of life	90	79
🏙️ Population	962K	726K

The cost of living in Austin is 153% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 932nd and 5718th ($2475 vs $978) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 806th and 464th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Austin compared to 2.5 months in Sagamihara. Austin ranked 46th best city to live in the United States vs Sagamihara ranked 28th in Japan, while ranked 192nd and 765th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.34	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1888	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3110	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2018	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$5200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3142	$3027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$29.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$6.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.17	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$167	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$50.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20982	$14052

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2058
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2149
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2110
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2125
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2120
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1857
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2105
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2093
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2070
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2071
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1950
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1843
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2066
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2003
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$1900
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2093
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1860
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2093
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2107
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2148
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2111
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2261
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2064
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2164
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2206
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2142
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$1916
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2025
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2316

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$959
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1047
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$967
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1047
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1102
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1318
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$859
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1070
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1070
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$951
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1094
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1105
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$922
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1122
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1128
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$946
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1108
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1087
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1098
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1101
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1133
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1077
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$958
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1144
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1085
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1081
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1082
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1045
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1131
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$995
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1086
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1073
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1026
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1037
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1091
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1108